FEMADR-1354-ARMajor disasterDeclared December 29, 2000
DR-1354-AR: Arkansas Severe Winter Ice Storm
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Arkansas (DR-1354-AR) on December 29, 2000 for the incident of December 12, 2000 to January 8, 2001; it covers 67 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $171.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1354-AR (also written FEMA-1354-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Arkansas
- Incident
- Severe Ice Storm: Severe Winter Ice Storm
- Incident period
- December 12, 2000 to January 8, 2001
- Declared
- December 29, 2000
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Arkansas in 2000
- Status
- closed out on June 21, 2017
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- February 27, 2001
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baxter (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Bradley (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cleveland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Conway (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crittenden (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cross (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Desha (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Drew (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Faulkner (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Garland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hempstead (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hot Spring (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Independence (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Izard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Little River (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lonoke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Miller (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mississippi (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nevada (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ouachita (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Poinsett (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Prairie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Searcy (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sebastian (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sevier (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sharp (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| St. Francis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Van Buren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Woodruff (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$171.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$28.5 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1354. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.